It's a sudden thing. You feel fine one minute and have symptoms the next.

It's one thing to announce it, but you can't just flick a switch and all of a sudden bang, it's done. Businesses need some time to adjust and to change their systems.

One minute I was a clapped-out, two-guinea, legal-aid lawyer, and the next minute I was in parliament.

One minute, you're a slug. And the next minute, you're a hero.

If they say yes, I'll ask, ?How's that working for you?' You don't have to nag them.

Usually there's some of the brain tissue that they're not going to get back but some vulnerable brain around the stroke that is salvageable.